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Some of Bermuda's most influential people paid tribute to Gloria McPhee who died yesterday afternoon at the age of 80.
She was instrumental in the racial integration of Bermuda's schools, helped create the Bermuda College, and was the country's first...
DATE: Feb 19, 2007
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West Indian cricket legend Michael Holding believes expanding the number of non-Test playing nations participating in the World Cup was a flawed idea that ultimately devalues the competition.
On the Island for a brief stay as guest speaker at Bermuda...
DATE: Feb 19, 2007
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JetBlue flights to Bermuda are cancelled again today as the company struggles to deal with the fall out of last week?s New York ice storm.
It was forced to cancel nearly a quarter of its flights after the storm struck on February 14.
The airline admi...
DATE: Feb 19, 2007
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LONDON — Love him or loathe him, Ken Livingstone’s stamp on London is impossible to ignore.He’s an environmentalist, a leftist, a lover of newts, a hater of George Bush. He is also the mayor of London and author of the most controversial system yet d...
DATE: Feb 19, 2007
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North Hamilton can expect a positive 2007 after Government announced a youth organisation will receive $250,000 to encourage entrepreneurship.
Youth On the Move, based in the North Hamilton Economic Empowerment Zone (EEZ), was awarded a $250,000 gran...
DATE: Feb 18, 2007
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Boosts for pensioners, a new cruise ship terminal and better bus services were the key elements of yesterday?s budget.
Seniors look to be the biggest winners with promises of pensions hikes, more cash for prescription drugs and additional doctors vis...
DATE: Feb 18, 2007
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Age Concern has welcomed a raft of measures in the Budget to help hard-pressed seniors.
The Budget promised a pension hike of about 4.5 percent, starting in August, while the annual allowance for prescription drugs goes up by $50 to $1,200 per annum ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2007
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Government plans to turn an eye on the sky in an attempt to establish a satellite services industry on the Island.
Finance Minister Paula Cox spelled out the proposal to build an ?earth station? ? a facility normally fitted with at least one large di...
DATE: Feb 18, 2007
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IT was suggested that I comment on the "reverse mortgage", which I'm happy to do. I'll explain the mechanics first and then give you my know-it-all opinion second. You'll still only have to pay for the newspaper once.
Let's not assume that we're all ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2007
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The public coffers have once more been filled with tens of millions of dollars more than expected ? thanks to the Island?s booming economy.
For the fifth Budget in succession, the Finance Minister reported that Government was raking in far more reven...
DATE: Feb 18, 2007
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